Author: Cabarrus Weekly

ATLANTIC OCEAN — A rapidly strengthening coastal storm is entering its most intense phase this morning, with satellite imagery showing a clearing eye structure and explosive convective banding wrapping tightly around the center. Meteorologists report the system’s central pressure has already fallen below 968 millibars — and is still dropping — with projections suggesting it…

GREENLAND — Weather models are signaling an extraordinary and potentially historic cold outbreak over Greenland this week, with forecast temperatures plunging as low as -88.5°F, approaching one of the coldest readings ever observed in the Northern Hemisphere. Meteorologists describe the setup as a possible “all-time record cold” scenario, driven by what some are calling an…

EAST COAST — A rapidly intensifying coastal storm has dropped below 968 millibars off the Mid-Atlantic coastline Monday morning — a pressure level rarely seen outside of powerful winter cyclones — as a full-scale blizzard continues to hammer the Northeast. The 12z surface analysis from the Weather Prediction Center shows a tightly wound low-pressure center…

NORTHEAST UNITED STATES — A powerful Monday morning blizzard is hammering the Northeast with very heavy, wet snow, intense wind gusts, and rapidly increasing power outages, as more than 250,000 customers are already reported without electricity. According to the latest mesoscale discussion from the Storm Prediction Center, blizzard conditions are ongoing and expected to continue…

FLORIDA — A striking winter weather signal is emerging along the Southeast coast, as forecast maps show the 540 thickness line — a key atmospheric marker for the rain-to-snow transition — dipping unusually far south toward Florida. Meteorologists often use the 540 line as a rough guideline for where precipitation can change from rain to…

NORTH CAROLINA — Just days after record-challenging warmth pushed temperatures into the 80s across parts of the Southeast, a dramatic reversal is now unfolding, with a surge of frigid air set to send readings 20 to 30 degrees below normal early this week. Forecasters are calling it true “temperature whiplash.” From Record Warmth to Winter…

CALIFORNIA — For the first time since early January, the Central Sierra Snow Lab (CSSL) is now reporting accumulated snowfall above the 1991–2020 median, following an extraordinary week that delivered more than 9 feet of snow to the high elevations of the Sierra Nevada. The dramatic surge in snowfall marks a significant turnaround in the…

UNITED STATES — The strongest-rated tornadoes recorded in each U.S. county so far in 2026 reveal a clear early-season focus across the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast states, with Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of Texas showing the most concentrated activity as of February 21. While much of the country remains tornado-free or only…

MICHIGAN — As winter slowly loosens its grip, new seasonal data shows that March brings a significant turnaround across the state, with average temperatures climbing by 11 degrees and daylight increasing by as much as 60 to 80 minutes. For many residents across both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas, that shift marks a noticeable transition…

CALIFORNIA — After last week’s heavy and disruptive snowfall across the Sierra Nevada, a powerful and unusually warm atmospheric river is now taking aim at the state, set to deliver substantial rainfall — even at higher elevations where deep snowpack remains in place. Forecast guidance shows a concentrated plume of Pacific moisture streaming into central…